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TWO PRESENT TROUBLE | ; TO END PEACABLY "Controversy With Germany is r :r . . Result of Misunderstanding About Matters Involved I THIS IS PREDICTION OF MEYEFTGERHARD I - fl/'r] f.':; * ? ' ?.! ' ; ' : * . Doubt Cast Upon the Identity t r. . . ... of Gerhard by Information Received. A peaceful settlemnt of the questions which have arisen between the United States and Germany is predicted by Dr. Anton Meyer-Gerhard, who was on his way last week from the German embassy at Washington to Berlin to explain the situation to the German government. An interview with Dr. Meyer Gerhard in the Frankfurter Zcitung, forwarded from Amsterdam by a Router corresdent, was obtained at Christiansand, Norway, when the steamer on which Dr. Meyer-Gerhard was a passenger 4 /-VIIOIA A-l luu^nuil IIIVJIV. "The conflicting' views existing- between Berlin and Washington regarding the Lusitania affair rest on a misunderstanding and will be settled peacefully," he is quoted as saying. "The conflict between President Wilson and Secretary Bryan is of old origin and arose from quite different causes than the Lusitania affair. "The breach was rendered inevitable by the independent procedure of the President, who rejected the counsels of his responsible minister and drafted the latest American note to Germany according to his own ideas. As President Wilson framed his reply -without even consulting Mr. Bryan, had no other recourse but to request that he be released from office. "The tension between the two must, therefore, regarded as entirely a do mestic affair. The feeling of the American people and government towards Germany is not at all bellicose; on the contrary, there prevails an ab, solute desire for peace." Concerning the identity of Dr. Meyer-Gerhard mentioned in the above news item, a despatch from Washington last week says: r Secretary Lansing received word ltite today from sources which he regarded as reliable that the man who sailed from Germany with a safe conduct carrying messages to Berlin from Count von Bernstorff, the German ambassador, was Dr. Anton MeyerGerhard. Doubt had been cast on the identity of the envoy by published reports that the safe conduct in Dr. Gerhard's name was in reality obtained for Dr. Alfred Myer, chief <, f the supply department of the German army, said to have been buying supplies in the United States. Another story was to the effect that Dr. Myer accompanied Gerhard. State Department officials today expressed much curiosity over the reports, but instituted no formal investigation. While the State Department would examine any evidence brought! to it, nothing thus far indicates, it was said officially, that there is any foundation for a charge of trickery. A dispatch from New York city said in relation to the same matter: Dr. Haniel von Haimhauften, counsellor at the German embassy, now in summer quarters at Cedarhurst, L. I., declared tonight that he had sent a telegram to Rnhpvt T nncinc.- ...u U -- Secretary of State, 'I Washington, characterizing as. "preposterous and untrue," published accounts that I)r. Anton Meyer-Gerhard, was really I)r. Alfred Meyer, chief of the supply department of the German army, who had been here secretly buying war material. This government arranged safe conduct with the Allies for Dr. MeyerGerhard that he might return to Germany with a personal message from Count von Bernstprff the German ambassador. Dr. Von Haimhausen said that he acted in the absence of Count von Bernstorff, who was on a motor trip in the Catskills and whose return was delayed by a rainstorm. He wanted it distinctly understood that he was not speaking for the count. Dr. Von Hain)hausen declared that Dr. Meyer-Gerhard was exactly as he represented himself while in this country?a represntative of the German Red Cross. He had been here nearly nine months Dr. Von Haimhausen added and in his capacity was entitled to protection under the Geheva ^_ ifT'i ^ ffn : fOKElUN ITEMS vj<|fi J.I ) ! i 111 .1 , : . GATHERED AND CONDENSED I FOR EASY READING Last week Gen. Carranza for the present at least to accept overtures * for peace in ^Mexico made by the Villa -Zapata faction. "Further inquires show that casual-' tics in connection with the visit of a * i . \ 1 , ? Zeppelin to the northeast coast of i England last week amounted to 1G killed and fofty injured." Capt. William M. Offley, chief of the secret service of the department of justice in New York has confirmed the report of the disappearance of Heinz Harden burg, who was to have testified before the federal grand jury investigating affidavits made by (Jus tav Stahl that the Lusitania had four guns mounted aboard the day shes sailed on her last trip. ' . I - The tank stnnmnv TVr?on1.1o ... -? Mv,ouuui uiiuvri ehartdr to the "British government, was sunk by a German submarine off the coast of North Scotland. Turkish troops in the Dardanelles have been repulsed in their attornpt to 1 recapture the trenches lost by them to! the Britsh on June 12. The British steamer Trafford, 234 gross tons, has been torpedoed and | sunk by a Geramn submarne. The crew was saved. The stirke of 14,000 Chicago street car men was called off last week. Former Secretary of State Bryan in the first section of his statement on "the causeless war" prophesied that the greatest peace-making opportunity in all history was certain to come to the United States, and declared there would be a demand for an international conference with the return of peace to change the rules of international law which "seem to have been made for the nations at war rather than for thn nnfmna tif nnnm " v>? V aiv* v* VI IU UV A Zeppelin dropped bombs on the Northwest coast of England last Wednesday. Fifteen deaths are reported from that district and 15 persons are wounded. The French torpedo boat No. 3.11 sank last week after a collision with the British steamer Arleya. Six of the warships crew were drowned. *. * " f ' * *. N ' ' ' ) i > V Arthur Greissler a German director of one of the principal hotels of Paris now used as the Japanese ambulance, has been arrested on a charge of embezzlement. , " 1 ? ? I . ; " , An inspection of the Turkish positions at Avi Burnu, on the west coast of Gallipoli peninsula, made by a correspondent of the Associated Press, shows that the British have lost more of the ground formerly held in that district. Count von Bernstorff, the German ambassador, informed Secretary I.ani flint ?%?.. 1 ..v;n iivi lit; nur any memner ot the embassy staff had any knowledge of a Dr. Alfred Meyer, said to have been secretly in this country buying war supplies . The food situation in Vera Cruz has become so desperate that Rear Admiral Caperton, fearing food riots, has proposed to the navy department that warships be used to transport relief supplies. o Constipation Cured Overnight. A small dose of Po-Do-Lax to-night | and you enjoy a full, free easy bowel movement in the morning. No griping, for Po-Do-Lax- is Podophyllin (May Apple) without the gripe. PoDo-Lax corrects the cause of constipation by arousing the Liver, increasing the flow of bile. Rile is Nature's antiseptic in the bowels. With proper amount of bile, digestion in bowels is perfect. No gas, no fermentation, no Constipation. Don't be sick, nervous, irritable. Get a bottle of Po-Do-Lax from your Druggist now and cure your Constipation overnight.?adv. convention whenever he sought to return to Germany . Regarding the report that Dr. Anton Meyer-Gerhard was in reality Dr. 1 Alfred Meyer, of the German army, Dr. Von Haimshausen said: "I never heard of Dr. Alfred Meyer. There is no man by that name with the War Department of the German government.J If there was a Dr. Alfred Meyer, on the steamer United States when it sailed from New York he did not sail under the protection arranged at the request of the Ger? . 9 -L man government." Regarding the published report which referred to an attempt by Or* Meyer to purchase discarded army rifles here Dr. Von Haimhausen de-* clared it unreasonable to think that1* Germany should want to get rifles the United States no longer wanted. | THE HORRY HERi <y C- : ' ! '- 1 lift' K* 'lf WHAT OTHER PAI /' ' "* i .yCM -.... i i ^ r Talk Your Town. ' ' The man who lives in a good town and fails to express his belief in that town, and neglects an opportunity to tell his neighbor of the good In his town, deserves deportation. -If it's good enough to liv<$ in and. fipd contentment in, it's gbod enough to bodst, and you're a tight-wad when you play the clam.?Marion Star. d. / ' Screen Season. This is the screen age?and season. ?Evening Tost. Mexican Feed. The food these Mexicans seem to need most is humble pie.?The State. Editor's Refrain. Spring chickens! Oh, my! how the editor longeth to see some ".delin-j cjuent" coming in with a hunch or "ac-j count!" A premium to the first man. ?Mullins Enterprise. Struck Charleston. A woman was taken to the Roper Hospital in Charleston on Friday* suffering from a wound in the head. She said that a man whom she knows as "Georgetown" struck her over the head with a piece of iron. ?Georgetown Times. Watch For Tips. The anti-tipping law went into effect June 1st and now Mr. Citizen you had better be careful hew you scatter your small change in public places. The law prohibits the receiving as well as the giving of tips.?Dillon Herald. *1 nil L.KIS Will Charleston, the city of conventions, likes nothing better than to entertain visitors.?Evening Post. Without Friction. If there was any "friction" in Colonel Bryan's address to the GermanAmericans it did not make a squeak loud enough to be heard.?Charlotte Observer. "Feetest Feet.' Which is the "feetest" of. the "feet," a pretty girl graduate or ja June lyide? ?Lexington Despatch. . One Armed Man. A Pennsylvania wife has had her armless husband arrested for "beating his wife," and the magistrate wants to see how she can jjrove the case.?Times & Democrat. Against Parades. The parade of veterans is one feature that should be abolished at all reunions. These gallant old men are getting too old and feeble to march now.?Lumberton Tribune. What we Start. "It isn't where a man starts but what he starts that gives him status" If Bare . 11 Unhe, j HMnxCT-tV .-n?MMirraMcrn I ^31 People wl kitchen floors u H a mistake. lr In mm/I *t s insanitafy NMMfl clean an uncov |i| III W erly, no mattei \fpi Wscrub. ^ Oilcloth ar JTl' easy to keep look nice, ant l?Vj?W years, depend vj* Cy grade you bu; Look over Lowest prices. i; I s SUTHERLAND FUI CGNWAY, SOU" VLD, CONWAY, S. 0. .' '* -M 111 -?T ?' . . |i m ARE SAYIN6 says an observation. And that applies to trouble as well.?York News. ^ Of Possum Fame. ~ j Rev. Sam Creech, the widely^knoWn .* and nnnnliiip 'nnacnm n? j?t? ittiiuui. ui JL/UHcan, S. C.^ Thursdayed in our fair city, e Dr, breech report# that although the 0 Duncan #pos~siim crop is not up to a Xoris standards, he hopes to bring 0 several of these illustrious animals to t Chick Springs. Tom Arnold will ? please warm up another cook.?The () State. : " ; ' - 1 y k Big Men Light. Some big men in this world are so light that if they should fall off a t house they would float,-r-Daily Record 1; v Germany Will Learn. C The most, expensive thing in the S | world "getting even."?Daily Record. j T - ; War Honors. The ex-Secretary of State, William t( r i ,T. Bryan has just conferred double cross upon President Woodrow Wil- 11 snr??T^I A vuv-v j A. 111*;o, * 5 ? Doctor Knows. c A doctor knows that it is just as natural for a woman to crv about hcr{1 self as it is for a man to got scared about himself and get him a good pyhsician and a lovely nurse who dosen't look out the window all the # # -y time.?Morning Star. . ci Was Sufficient. Colonel Bryan keeps on Explaining: whereas, "he ought to wipe out all else and let the address to his GermanAmerican fellow-citizens stand In ^ that paper he did the Administration " and the country a great service and 11 one upon which he could iffor dto rest.?Charlotte Observer. _____ 9 Took Nerve. ^ A young Canadian won the Vic- ^ toria Cross by destroying the first Zieppe.un from an aeroplane. Jt took nerve. v c Did Look So. The kaiser evidently thought Mr. Wilson forgot to put a po'<t script to c that first note.?Daily Kor-ord. s Ttost rat and tnioo oxtormlnatormade. t \ Jvlllsquiekly awl absolutely wltboutodor. n > Mummilles?thus prevcntfnsr decomposi 'I tion. Bettor than all the traps in the t rl world. Insist on Cenulne P. AT. CORN. \ 2 >e, 5Cc, $1 at dealers or by mall. post' p A Tin i rl \ BOTANICAL Is1FG. CO. 4th ??r Race S^.. Philadelphia., Pa ll The Quinine That Does Not Affoct The Head Because of its tonic and laxative effect. LAXATIVE5 I1ROMO QUININE is better than ordinary Quinine and does not cause nervousness nor n ringing in head. Remember the full name and look for the signature of E. W. GROVE. 25c. C , t "" 1 mmmmmmmmmmmtmr* i ^ 5 , S '!' k Floors | altby ! io leave their ncovered make i the first place, ' You can't , ered floor prop- KTO|| r how hard you id linoleum are clean. They d they last for ling upon the . ^ our patterns. ^ TORE COMPANY ! m^AROLIWA . ,!! , 1 1 . '! 'I1 I STATE-ITEMS ?'! ..' ' '* Vilt* * . ** ??? * l> I .I , N I OF INTEREST TO ALL SOUTH CAROLINA PEOPLE Gov. Manning returned last week rom Charlottesville, Va., wher he deivercjd, the_.anual address to the alu nini of the University of Virginia!" The court of GeneralSession/3 \yas ngagod last week in the trial of one * v Ml- I 1 j 1B. M ** 4 f the most interesting cases in the nnals of the county. It is the case f the State against Godfrey E. Whitaker, a young white man of the iwansca community, charged with seuction, the alleged victim being a 17ear-old girl, the daughter of a wellnown Lexington county farmer. A movement to elect a monument o the late Adam D. Hood, Sheriff of 'airfield county, was inaugurated last reek when M. S. Connor of the St. leorge bar sent a check for $1 to ThItate. / * *! \ < )* ' . ! ' i * I. *" . Satauet, the during steeplejack who ist week fell from the capital dome o the Slate House roof as several liousand persons looked on, was rest ig well at last accoiuit.'j. He: suffered our broken ribs and will recover. The next convention of fl.o ane, at Columbia, has announced his ssistants who will begin their duties n July 1. Dr. Jas. F. Munnerlyn of leorgetown, is ohe of the assistant ihysicians. The Winyah Lumber Company in ieorgetown, has been obliged to shut own again on account of the poor amber markets. It is impossible for he owners to realize enough in the narket to pay for the cost of operaion, so they have ceased sawing temorarily. The mill will open again in tugust, by which time the demand for amber should be greatly increased. . ' The Chester banks have adopted ew hours. At the meeting of the Chester Clearing House association he following hours, until September (Saturdays excepted): 9 a. m. to 2 i >. m. and 5 to 6 p. m. If found satis-' actory the new hours will be perrnan- 1 ntly adopted. Greenville is preparing to take care f the approximately 500 Baptists ^ho will attend the South Carolina laptist assembly and conference irhich will meet there July 9 to 10, nclusive. ' ' Goods manufactured by mills of irecnvillc are being shipped to South American markets, and other mills iave recently received requests for irice quotations. ' i M* 1)7swot ntfo yd ! . Gov. Manning by an executive order V . . : j. . , . : ; ti ... g i. - .. ... .. . . 1785 COLLEGE OF ( SOUTH CAROLINA'! 131st Year Bet Entrance Examination at all the Co A. M, - . Full four year courses lead to the F A fwo-ycRr pro-medical course is gi A free tuition scholarship is assignc Spacious buildings and Athletic grc unexcelled library facilities. Expenses moderate. For torms and I A r\ r%i /V ^ nAKKKISUN KANL ??.I i ^ 1 ' ! ' ' 1 ' ?.. l H I Xj 1 I H ^ *II,,IBI?" COURSE WE PURSUE MAY DETERMINE END ' Official of Great Conference Gives This as His j ..... . i. . ?.? Jv .* t ; , rn Commeivial Congress which will ike place, some lime in December of lis year will be held al Charleston. The summer school at Winthrop pencd with a large preliminary enrol lent than ever before, and the inreased attendance indicates an cnvolllent for the summer in excess of last ear's record of 030. The 1 nth annual conventioin of the tato Bankers' Association met in the invention hall at the Isle of Palms ist week. Governor Manning, Lieutenant Govrnor Bethea and others left Columbia ist week by automobile for Winnsoro, where they, at 2 o'clock, attendd the funeral of the late Sheriff idam D. Hood, of Fairfield county, -ho was killed in the battle at the ourt house there Monday. Dr. C. Fred Williams, Superintendnt of the State Hospital for the In 1 " - ' -kl . ?*.. x 4 j. } L - t LtJ 5 DISTINGUISHED MEN > ' FORM PEACE LEAGUE Articles Submitted at Meeting. Presided Over by ExPresident Taft. ^ Men uist&gaished ill many.walks of I life gathered at historip Independence I mull last wdek at a conference to con- I I sidcr the adoption of proposals for a I League of Peace and decide upon I steps to bo taken with a \icw to ob- ^ I tabling the support of public opinion ' I J1 |irl ? fL'K~ ^.*4 .. ? ^viv.1 Iiiii<;iiu'). t til' III t-'V L1J Ig WHS I called by the National Provision com- I mitteo, which includes in its member- I ship well known publicists, educators, I peace advocates^ editors and econo- \ , I mists, and was presided over by for- I mer President William Howard Taft. I The plan was largely the idea of the ? former president and is understood to have the personal though unofficial H endorsement of President Wilson. H Four articles which had been agreed H upon by the provisional committee as H a basis for the conference, were pre- H sented to the meeting. The articles fl are as follows: B "First?All justiciable questions S arising between the signatory powerd^ not settled by negotiation, shall be B submitted to a judicial tribunal for hearing and judgment, both upoif the merits and upon any issue as to its jurisdiction of the question. "Second?All non-justiciable questions arising between the signatories and not settled by negotiation, shall be submitted to a council of concilid% lion for consideration, hearing and ' recommendation. . "Third?The signatory powers shall | jointly use their military force to preI vent any one pf their number from l^B going to war, or committing acts of ^B i hostility against unother of the signa- ^B I tories before any question arising !^B shall be permitted as provided in the ^B foregoing. * I "Fourth?Conferences between the signatory powers shall be hold from time to time to formulate and codify rules of international law, which, un- I less some signatory shall signify its descent within a stated period, shall thereafter govern in the decisions of the judicial tribunal mentioned in Article 1." Y I I Military Alone Unable. I Ithaca, N. Y.,?That stronger military forces alone cannot secure the rights of the United States in a national crisis was the opinion expressed here at the opening of the con- I feronce of international relations by Norman Angell, noted English peiice advocate and author. T I ? t last week dissolved the quarantine^^^H against cattle from districts affectcfl^^^^J by foot and mouth disease. The iiuaij I antine order was issued by the govc^^H^H | nor March 24. The jury charged with the trial I I George A. Long, under the indictment i for the murder of Brooks Guin on the public jtighway eight miles west of | Newberry, January JiO, last came with a verdict of not guilty, and the accus- II cd was discharged. 11 | 19U I CHARLESTON 5 OLDEST COLLEGE A I 1 ins October 1st. unty Seats on Friday, July 2, at 9 m I I 5. A. and B. S. degrees. id to each county of (he State. I >unds, well equipped laboratories, II I Catalougue, address I ) OLPH, President. i ?? LR HARNESS bTmAjT^^^H arolina Custom Hand Made Harness, i- .Factory Prices. ^ ImI I II Order will prove our assertion.^^^^H IDES AND TALLAW AT HIOHEST^^^I I us your wants and offerings. WILIE W. MARTIN COLUMBIA, S C. II m\.::u*' Si ^